TSX Today: What to Watch for in Stocks on Thursday, April 7

TSX tech stocks could remain highly volatile, as investors continue to react to the latest FOMC meeting minutes.

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TSX Today

The stock market in Canada continued to slide for the second consecutive day, as investors rising fears about more aggressive monetary policy tightening continued to take a toll on tech investors’ sentiments. On Wednesday, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell by 0.6%, or 142 points, to 21,789 — its lowest closing level in nearly three weeks. Apart from technology, other key sectors like real estate, financials, and industrials also witnessed a selloff.

Top TSX movers and active stocks

TSX stocks like goeasy, Lightspeed Commerce, Shopify, and Ballard Power Systems were among the worst-performing stocks on the benchmark, as they dived by at least 6% each in the last session.

On the flip side, Tilray (TSX:TLRY)(NASDAQ:TLRY) inched up by more than 15% during intraday trading after the cannabis company released its Q3 financial results. While TLRY stock pared some of the gains later during the day, as the broader market selloff intensified, it still managed to end the session with about 4% gains. Despite Tilray missing February quarter revenue estimates, its much stronger-than-expected adjusted earnings boosted investors’ confidence.

TransAlta Corp and Boralex were also among the top-performing TSX stocks on Wednesday, as they rose by more than 3% each.

Based on their daily trade volume, Manulife Financial, TD Bank, Tilray, and Cenovus Energy were the four most active stocks on the exchange.

TSX today

After the release of the surprisingly high U.S. stockpiles data yesterday, crude oil prices continue to ease. Similarly, metals prices are also showcasing weakness early Thursday morning. That’s why I expect commodities-linked stocks to open slightly lower on the TSX today. Canadian tech stocks could remain highly volatile, as investors continue to react to the latest FOMC meeting minutes. While no major domestic economic releases are due today, Canadian investors could keep an eye on the weekly jobless claims data from the U.S. market this morning.

On the corporate events front, Richelieu Hardware is likely to release its February quarter financial results today. Analysts expect the specialty hardware company to report $393.2 million in quarterly revenue and $0.61 per share in earnings.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

The Motley Fool owns and recommends Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends BORALEX INC., Lightspeed Commerce, and RICHELIEU HARDWARE LTD. Fool contributor Jitendra Parashar has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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